Title :
Advanced silicon technologies for wireless communications
Author :
Chevalier, Pascal ; Szelag, Bertrand ; Boissonnet, Laurence ; Crémer, Sébastien ; Chantre, Alain ; Granger, Eric
Author_Institution :
FTM - Advanced R&D - Analog & RF Process Technology Development, STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France
Abstract :
We present in this paper an overview of RF, Analog & Mixed Signal devices used in wireless communications. Emphasis is put on active and passive devices for RF, power and millimeter-wave applications. Performances, trade-offs and limitations of these technologies are discussed.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Cellular phones; Communications technology; Mobile communication; RF signals; Radio frequency; Silicon; Transceivers; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Research in Microelectronics and Electronics Conference, 2007. PRIME 2007. Ph.D.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1000-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1001-9
DOI :
10.1109/RME.2007.4401871
